The shipping industry (owning and operating container ships, ports and other shipping related businesses) has led to massive family fortunes all over the world.

Analysts at Alphaliner published a listing of Liner Shipping Billionaires on Tuesday.  A.P. Moeller-Maersk and its family fund with the net value of USD 21 billion are 2nd out of a total of 21 families on the 2013 survey.  Li Ka Shing, the world’s largest terminal operator, is ahead with USD 10 billion.

Norwegian-born shipowner John Fredriksen with USD 11.5 billion is the fifth on the list.  His primary interests are tank and offshore apart from ship financing and travel group activities.

Others included on the list are the Oetker family, Italian Gianluigi Aponte, who owns the world’s second largest container carrier, Swiss MSC and  Jacques Saadé, who controls French CMA CGM.

Alphaliner’s analysis reveals that terminal operators have generally been able to maintain the value of their fortunes.  Most ship owning families have seen reduction in their fortunes but lesser than the other shipping companies. 

Alphaliner: Liner shipping billionaires 2013

1. Li Ka Shing & family 31.0 mia USD, Hong Kong
2. A.P. Møller family & foundations  21.0 mia USD Denmark
3. Iris Fontbona & Luksic family 17.4 mia USD Chile
4. Robert Kuok 12.5 mia. USD Malaysia
5. John Fredriksen 11.5 mia USD Cyprus
6. Oetker family 9.2 mia. USD Germany
7. Klaus-Michael Kuhne 9.0 mia USD Germany
8. Gianluigi Aponte & family  8.0 mia. USD Switzerland
9. Idan Ofer 6.5 mia. USD Israel
10. Eyal Ofer 6.0 mia. USD Israel
11. Dennis Washington 5.2 mia. USD United States
12. Enrique Razon, Jr. 4.5 mia. USD Philippines
13. Gautam Adani 3.1 mia. USD  India
14. Yildirim family 2.9 mia. USD Turkey
15. Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary 2.8 mia. USD Malaysia
16. C.C. Tung & family 2.6 mia. USD Hong Kong
17. Jacques Saadé & family  1.8 mia. USD France
18. Döhle family  1.7 mia. USD Germany
19. Chang Yung Fa & family 1.5 mia. USD Taiwan
20. George M. Logothetis & family  1.0 mia. USD Greece
21. Chen Chao Chuan & family 1.0 mia. USD Taiwan

Source: Alphaliner

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